Linklaters has named financial regulation partner Freddy Brausch as head of its Luxembourg office. Brausch, whose practice also focuses on investment funds, will replace Patrick Geortay, Francine Keiser and Jean-Paul Spang, who will all return to full-time client work at the firm. Brausch, a partner since 1987, was elected by a partner vote and will […]
Salans has raided Mayer Brown to launch a new Brussels office with seven lawyers moving from the US firm’s local office.
Shearman & Sterling’s Brussels office must be a lonely place right now. After the defection of two antitrust partners and a counsel to US rival Arnold & Porter, the branch is now home to just two associates. And some tumbleweed (see story). Of course, there’s some history here. Shearman & Sterling has suffered a string […]
A new pre-action conduct direction flags up the importance to the plaintiff of securing the court first seized, ensuring their jurisdiction of choice isn’t scuppered by the defendant’s delaying tactics. By Keith Oliver, Steve McCann and Katie Brown A new practice direction on pre-action conduct is to be introduced on 6 April 2009. This provides […]
While the credit crunch has grabbed all the headlines in the UK and US, the Benelux countries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg have so far managed to avoid the worst of the financial crisis. In the Netherlands the government is looking to tighten up the tax regime on high salaries and benefits for the […]
Allen & Overy has elected Dirk Meeus as Belgian chief following the promotion of Wim Dejonghe to global managing partner. Meeus has been head of corporate in Belgium since 2001 and takes over from Dejonghe as Belgian managing partner on May 1. Meeus said: “I was honoured to have been asked to put myself forward […]
Dutch firm NautaDutilh has boosted its Luxembourg office with a new partner from Linklaters.
Recent updates to the grand duchy’s tax environment have taken EU proposals into consideration.
CMS Derks Star Busmann, the Dutch constituent of the CMS network, has revamped its management board after its chairman and financial director announced they are stepping down. Chairman of the board Marek Guensberg and financial director Hans Spaans will both stand down on 31 March after leading the firm for five years. Dolf Segaar, already […]
Luxembourg’s flexible approach to corporate law has given investors a range of tailored fund structures. François Pfister and Stef Oostvogels report Luxembourg can offer many benefits to the international investment community, including a booming financial sector, a large degree of flexibility, political stability and a talented workforce. Over the years the country has strengthened both […]
The LuxembOurg Stock Exchange is gearing up to take on London as the Western capital of Islamic finance with relaxed documentation rules for sukuk bonds. The exchange will now only require summaries of the transaction documents rather than being provided with full details of the underlying assets. Allen & Overy (A&O) senior associate Anzal Mohammed […]
The beginning of 2007 has been a busy period, both for the Benelux region and for the wider European area influenced by legislation coming out of Brussels. On 1 January major changes to the Dutch corporate income tax and dividend withholding tax regimes were introduced, with both rates being reduced to 25.5 per cent and […]